Row-gage for plows.



.L."s. HORTON; ROW GAGE FOR FLOWS. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1910.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

LOUIS S. HORTON, OF IE'AIRVIEW, ARKANSAS.

ROW-GAGE FOR FLOWS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

Application filed August 30, 1910. Serial No. 579,741.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoUIs S. HORTON, citizen of the United States,residing at Fairview, in the county of Dallas and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Row Gages forPlows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to row gages for plows, and its main object is toprovide a gage attachment of simple but effective construction capableof use on either side of the plow, and adapted to be readily adjusted tomark rows of different width.

A further object of this invention is to provide a weight secured to theplow beam and cooperating with the gage, said weight being so connectedto the plow-beam as to permit the weight to be quickly shifted from oneside of the beam to the other.

A still further object of the invention is to provide connectionsbetween the marker and gage beams that possess more or less resiliencyand thus insure an easy and yielding travel of the marker over theground.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawing constituting a part of thisspecification, and its features of novelty will be set forth. anddefined in the appended claims.

The drawing shows a view in perspective of a plow equipped with myimproved row age. b The reference numeral 1 designates the plow-beamhaving the usual handles 2 and draft clevis 3, and carrying a plow 4 ofany suitable form.

Two gage-beams 5 and 6 are pivotally secured to the beam 1, said beams 5and 6 con verging at their outer ends and being securely braced to amarker 7 by metal brace rods 8 and 9, the two rods 8 being bolted to theupper end of the marker 7. The rods 9 are securely bolted to the undersides of the beams and secured to the marker near the lower end of thelatter.

As shown the inner end portions of the brace rods 8 and 9 are flattenedto adapt them to fit upon the surfaces of the beams, and said rods arepreferably constructed of slightly resilient metal to permit the markerto easily ride over obstructions. The outer ends of the brace rodsextend through the marker and are secured by nuts or other suitablemeans.

Each end of the marker bar is provided with a rearwardly curved shoe orplow 10 which prevents the marker from digging toodeeply into the soil.

The distance between rows is regulated by the adjustability of thebraces upon the beams 5 and 6, the latter being each formed with aseries of bolt-holes 11, for this purpose.

The rope 12 attached at one end to the marker bar and at the other endto the cross bar of the handles prevents the marker from falling toolow.

It will be apparent that the gage beams, by reason of their pivotalconnections with the plow beam may be readily thrown, together with themarker, to either side of the plow beam; and also that the gage-beamsmay be quickly detached from the plow, by pulling out the pin 12 at thefront end of the plow beam and then pulling the rear beam 5 forward offof its pivot.

In connection with my improved gage I employ a balance weight 13supported by a swinging bail or frame 14, the ends of which arepivotally supported upon clamps 15 which embrace the plow beam and aresuitably secured thereto. The weight and its support are easily swung toeither side of the plow to counterbalance the weight of the marker andgage-beams; and by loosening the clamps they may be removed with theweight and its supporting bail.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. The combination with a plow beam of a gage beam pivotally secured tothe plow beam, a marker bar, and resilient brace-rods connecting saidmarker-bar and gage beam above and below the gage beam.

2. The combination with a plow beam, of a gage beam pivotally connectedto the plow beam, a marker bar, and resilient brace rods connecting themarker bar and gage beam, the said rods constituting the sole connectionbetween the marker bar and gage beam.

3. The combination with a plow-beam and a reversible row gage pivotallysecured thereto, of a counter-balance weight carried by said beam andadapted to be swung to either side of the beam, the said counterand areversible I'OW gage pivotally secured balance Weight being movable toeither side porting said Weight comprising a swinging of the plow beamindependently of the row bail detachably secured to the plow-beam. 10gage. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 4. The combination witha plow-beam in presence of two witnesses.

' LOUIS S. HORTON.

thereto, of a counter-balance Weight carried Vitnesses: by said beam andadapted to be swung to R. W. HINE, J12, either side of the beam, andmeans for sup- J. E. CALLoWAY.

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